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McKim, Mead & White,
History -- United States
Animal -- Bird
Outdoor Sculpture -- Virginia -- Hampden-Sydney
Sculpture
Memorial to WW II Dead, (sculpture).
Artist:
McKim, Mead & White, architectural firm.
Title:
Memorial to WW II Dead, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Memorial to World War II Dead, (sculpture).
Hampden-Sydney Eagle, (sculpture).
Dates:
1906-1910. Dedicated 1967.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Eagle: carved pink granite; Base: concrete.
Dimensions:
Eagle: approx. 5 ft. 3 in. x 6 ft. 1 in. x 5 ft.; Base: approx. 1 ft. 5 in. x 6 ft. x 6 ft.
Inscription:
unsigned
Description:
The eagle stands with its talons spread and its wings partially spread.
Subject:
History -- United States -- World War II
Animal -- Bird -- Eagle
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Virginia -- Hampden-Sydney
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Hampden-Sydney College, Hampden-Sydney, Virginia 23942
Located Hampden-Sydney College, Fulton Field, Hampden-Sydney, Virginia
Provenance:
Formerly located Pennsylvania Station, 34th Avenue & 9th Avenue, New York, New York, before 1967.
Remarks:
The eagle was originally part of Pennsylvania Station in New York City until the station was destroyed in 1966. McKim, Mead & White was the architectural firm which designed Pennsylvania Station. The eagle was dedicated at Hampden-Sydney College in 1967 as a memorial to those killed in World War II. Nearby plaque reads: A MEMORIAL TO/THE BRAVE YOUNG MEN WHO/WILLINGLY WENT FROM DEATH/VALLEY INTO THE VALLEY OF/DEATH DURING WORLD WAR II/WILLIAM A LASHLEY, CLASS OF 1940.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Virginia survey, 1995.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Note:
The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide.
Repository:
Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012
Control Number:
IAS VA000076
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Inventory of American Sculpture
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